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THE  DRAMA 


“To  wake  the  soul  by  tender  strokes  of  art, 

To  raise  the  genius,  and  to  mend  the  heart; 

To  make  mankind,  in  conscious  virtue  bold, 

Live  o’er  each  scene,  and  be  what  they  behold — 
For  this  the  tragic  Muse  first  trod  the  stage.” 

‘Pope 


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Drama  and  the  Stage 

Archer,  William  About  the  theatre  792  A7 

English  dramatists  of  to-day  928.1  A65 


Masks  or  faces? 

792  A7a 

Play-making 

809.2  A6p 

Study  and  stage 

809.2  A6 

Theatrical  world.  5 v. 

792  A7b 

— and  Barker,  Granville 

Scheme  and  estimates  for  a 

National  theatre 

792  A7c 

Ayres,  Alfred 

Acting  and  actors 

792.068 

Bates,  Alfred,  ed. 

The  drama.  20  v. 

809.2  B3 

Borsa,  Mario 

English  stage  of  to-day 

792  B64 

Caffin,  Charles  H. 

Appreciation  of  drama 

809.2  Cl2 

Casson,  Lewis 

Steps  toward  a civic  theatre 

(In  Poet  Lore,  v.  22) 

805  P5 

Clapp,  H.  A. 

Reminiscences  of  a dramatic 

critic 

927.3  C535 

Cooke,  P.  J. 

Handbook  of  the  drama 

809.2  C78 

Coquelin,  B.  C. 

Actor  and  his  art 

792  C8 

Courtney,  W.  L. 

Idea  of  tragedy 

809.2  C83 

Craig,  Gordon 

Art  of  the  theatre 

792  C84 

On  the  art  of  the  theatre 

792  C84o 

Davies,  Michael  M. 

Exploitation  of  pleasure 

Dukes,  Ashley 

Modern  dramatists  809.2  D88m 

Eaton,  Walter  P. 

American  stage  of  to-day 
At  the  New  Theatre  and 

792  E12 

others 

792  El2a 

Faxon,  Frederick  W.,  ed. 

Dramatic  index,  1909-date 

R792  D8 

Filon,  Augustus 

English  stage 
Modern  French  drama 

792  F48 

Fitzgerald,  Percy 

Savoy  opera 

792  F57e 

Fleming,  William  H. 

Shakespeare’s  plots 

S5  F67a 

Frey  tag,  Gustav 

Technique  of  the  drama 

809.2  F9 

Frohman,  Daniel 

Memoirs  of  a manager 

792  F92m 

Fyles,  Franklin 

Theatre  and  its  people 

792  F98 

Garnett,  Porter 

Bohemian  jinks 

Grein,  J.  T. 

Dramatic  criticism,  1899, 1901,  1904 

Hale,  Edward  Everett 

Dramatists  of  to-day 

809.2  H2 

Hamilton,  Clayton  M. 

Theory  of  the  theatre 

792  H22 

Drama  and  the  Stage. 


Hapgood,  Norman 

Stage  in  America 

792  H25 

Hazlitt,  William 

Lectures  on  the  English 

poets 

820.91  H33 

View  of  the  English  stage 

Henderson,  Archibald 

George  Bernard  Shaw 

928  S284H 

Interpreters  of  life 

809  H37i 

Hennequin,  Alfred 

Art  of  playwriting 

808.2  H4 

Herrmann,  Oscar 

Living  dramatists 

928.1  H4 

Herts,  Alice  M. 

Children’s  educational 

theatre 

792  H44c 

Howe,  P.  P. 

Repertory  theatre 

Huneker,  James 

Iconoclasts 

809.2  H9 

Hutton,  Laurence 

Curiosities  of  the  American 

stage 

792  H97 

Plays  and  players 

792  H97a 

Ibsen,  Henrik 

From  Ibsen’s  workshop 

Irving,  H.  B. 

The  drama 

792  165 

Jones,  Henry  A. 

Aims  and  duties  of  a national 

theatre 

Corner  stones  of  modern  drama 

Foundations  of  a national 

d.rama 

Literature  and  the  modern 

drama 

Renascence  of  the  English 

drama 

792  J7 

Knight,  Joseph 

Theatrical  notes 

Krans,  H.  S. 

William  B.  Yeats  and  the  Irish 

literary  revival 

928. Y3K 

Kueffner,  L.  M. 

Development  of  the  historic  drama 

Lewes,  G.  H. 

On  actors  and  the  art  of 

acting 

927.3  L61 

MacCarthy,  Desmond 

Court  theatre 

Mackaye,  Percy 

Playhouse  and  the  play 

792  M2 

McLeod,  Addison 

Plays  and  players  in  modern 

Italy 

792  M22p 

Mantzius,  Karl 

History  of  theatrical  art  in 

ancient  and  modern  times. 

2 v. 

792  M31 

Matthews,  James  BranderDevelopment  of  the  drama  809.2  M4 
French  dramatists  of  the  19th 

century  840.9  M5 

Moliere,  his  life  and  works  928  M73M4 
Studies  of  the  stage  792  M43a 

Study  of  the  drama  809.2  M4s 

Theatres  of  Paris  792  M43 


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Drama  and  the  Stage. 


Maude,  Cyril 
Meredith,  George 

Monkhouse,  Allan 
Montague,  C.  E. 
Morley,  Henry 

Moses,  Montrose  J. 
Murray,  George  Gilbert 
Nietzsche,  Friedrich 

Nirdlinger,  Charles  F. 
Poliak,  Gustav 

Pollard,  Percival 

Pollock,  Channing 
Price,  William  T. 


Rennert,  H.  A. 

Schutze,  Martin 

Scott,  Clement 

Shaw,  George  Bernard 

Swinburne,  A.  C. 

Syle,  L.  DuP. 

Symons,  Arthur 

Twentieth  century  club, 
Walkley,  Arthur  B. 


Who’s  who  on  the  stage, 
Who’s  who  in  the  theatre 
Winter,  William 


820.92  M54 


792  M8 
810.92  M8a 


Haymarket  theatre  792  M44 

Essay  on  comedy  and  the 
uses  of  the  comic  spirit 
Books  and  plays 
Dramatic  values 
Journal  of  a London  play- 
goer 

American  dramatist 
Rise  of  the  Greek  epic  E880.9  M96a 

Birth  of  tragedy.  (Works, 
v.  3)  838  N55L 

Masques  and  mummers  792  N62 

Franz  Grillparzer  and  the 

Austrian  drama  830.9  P76 

Masks  and  minstrels  of  new 
Germany 

The  footlights,  fore  and  aft  792  P76f 

Analysis  of  play  construction 

and  dramatic  principles  809  2 P93a 
The  technique  of  the  drama  809  2 P93 
Spanish  stage  in  the  time  of 
; Lope  de  Vega  792  R29 

Repet’tion  as  a means  of  sus- 
pense in  German  drama 
Drama  of  yesterday  and 

to-day.  2 v.  792  S25a 

Dramatic  opinions  and  essays  792  S35 
Quintessence  of  Ibsenism  839.82  I2S 
Age  of  Shakespeare  820.92  S8 

Essays  in  dramatic  criticism  792  S93 
Plays,  acting  and  music  792  S95 

Studies  in  prose  and  verse  809  S93a 
Studies  in  seven  arts  700  S9 

Drama  committee.  Report  on 
the  amusement  situation  in 
Boston. 

Drama  and  life 
Dramatic  criticism 
Frames  of  mind 

1906,  1908 
, 1912 

Other  days 
Shadows  of  the  stage 
Shakespeare  on  the  stage 


809.2  Wl5a 

R920  W63 

927.3  W73 
792  W73a 
S5  W73s 


5 


Drama  and  the  Stage. 


Witkowski,  Georg. 
Woodbridge,  Elisabeth 
Wyndham,  H.  Saxe 


German  drama  of  the  19th 
century  830.9  W78 

Drama,  its  law  and  its 

technique  809.2  W85 

Annals  of  Covent  garden 

theatre.  2 v.  792  W98 


Collection  of  Plays 


Adams,  Oscar  Fay 


Aldrich,  Thomas  Bailey 

Andreiev,  Leonid  N. 
Annunzio,  Gabriele  d\ 

Anspacher,  Louis  K. 
Austin,  Mrs.  Mary  H. 
Barker,  Granville 


Bennett,  Enoch  Arnold 


Besier,  Rudolph 
Bjornson,  Bjornstjerne 


Blashfield,  Mrs.  E.  W. 
Boker,  G.  H. 

Bracco,  Roberto 

Brieux,  Eugene 


Broadhurst,  Thomas  W. 


Merchant  of  Venice,  Act  sixth 
Motley  jest 

A Shakespearian  fantasy 

Judith  of  Bethulia 

Mercedes 

Anathema 

Daughter  of  Jorio 

Francesca  da  Rimini 

Tristan  and  Isolde 

Arrow  maker 

Anatol 

Madras  house 
Three  plays: 

Marrying  of  Ann  Leete 
Voysey  inheritance 
Waste 

Cupid  and  commonsense 

Honeymoon 

What  the  public  wants 

Don 

Lady  Patricia 
Lesson  in  marriage 
Pastor  Lang 
Sigura  Slembe 
Masques  of  Cupid 
Francesca  da  Rimini 
Hidden  spring 
Phantasms 
Three  plays: 

The  three  daughters  of  M.  Dupont 
Damaged  goods 
Maternity 
Holy  city 


6 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Browne,  Walter 
Burton,  Richard 
Calderon,  Pedro 


Carr,  J.  Comyns. 
Chambers,  C.  Haddon 
Chapman,  John  Jay 
Churchill,  Winston 
Clifford,  Mrs.  W.  K. 


Corbin,  John 
Crawford,  J.  R. 

Dargan,  Olive  Tilford 
Davis,  Richard  Harding 


Drachmann,  Holger 
Du  Maurier,  Major  Guy 
Echegaray,  Jose 


Fagan,  J.  B. 
Fitch,  Clyde 


Galdos,  Benito  Perez 


Everywoman 

Rahab 

Eight  dramas: 

Painter  of  his  own  dishonor 
Keep  your  own  secret 
Gil  Perez,  the  Galician 
Three  judgments  at  a blow 
Mayor  of  Zalamea 
Beware  of  smooth  waters 
Mighty  magician 

Such  stuff  as  dreams  are  made  of 
JCing  Arthur 
Tyranny  of  tears 

Treason  and  death  of  Benedict  Arnold 
Title  mart 
Long  duel 
Plays: 

Hamilton’s  second  marriage 
Thomas  and  the  princess 
The  modern  way 
Husband.  The  forbidden  guests 
Lovely  Peggy 

Lords  and  lovers.  Shepherd.  Siege 
Farces: 

Galloper 

Dictator 

Miss  Civilization 
Renaissance 

An  Englishman’s  home 

Great  Galeoto.  Folly  or  Saintliness 

Mariana 

Son  of  Don  Juan 
The  earth 
Barbara  Frietchie 
Beau  Brummel 

Captain  Jinks  of  the  Horse  marines 
Climbers 

Girl  with  the  green  eyes 
Her  own  way 
Nathan  Hale 
Electra 

Stubbornness  of  Geraldine 
The  truth 


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Collection  of  Plays. 

Justice 
Little  dream 
Silver  box.  Joy.  Strife 
As  the  leaves 
Original  plays. 

Series  I. 

Wicked  world 
Pygmalion  and  Galatea 
Charity 
Princess 
Palace  of  truth 
Trial  by  jury 

Series  II. 

Broken  hearts 
Engaged 
Sweethearts 
Gretchen 
Dan’l  Bruce 
Tom  Cobb 
H.  M.  S.  Pinafore 
Sorcerer 

Pirates  of  Penzance 

Series  III. 

Comedy  and  tragedy 
Foggerty’s  fairy 
Rosencrantz  and  Guildenstern. 
Patience 
Princess  Ida 
Mikado 
Ruddigore 

Yoeman  of  the  Guard 
Gondoliers 
Mountebanks 
Utopia,  Limited 

Eight  original  comic  operas: 

Series  I. 

H.  M.  S.  Pinafore 
Pirates  of  Penzance 
Iolanthe 
Patience 
Princess  Ida 
Mikado 
Trial  by  jury 


Galsworthy,  John 


Giacosa,  Giuseppe 
Gilbert,  Sir  William  S. 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Gogol,  Nikolas 

Series  II. 

Gondoliers 

Yeoman  of  the  Guard 
Utopia,  Limited 
Ruddigore 
Mountebanks 
Haste  to  the  wedding 
Inspektor  general 
Revizor 

Goldoni,  Carlo 

Beneficent  bear 
Comedies 
Curious  mishap 
The  fan 

Spendthrift  miser 

Gorki,  Maxim 

Children  of  the  sun 
Night’s  lodging 
The  smug  citizen 
Summer  folk 

Gregory,  Lady 

Seven  short  plays: 
Spreading  the  news 
Hyacinth  Halvey 
Rising  of  the  moon 
Jack-Daw 
Workhouse  ward 
Traveling  man 
Gaol  gate 
Folk  history  plays: 
Kincora 
Dervorgilla 
Canavan 
White  cockade 

and  Yeats,  W.  B. 
Hardy,  Thomas 
Hauptmann,  Gerhart 

Unicorn  from  the  stars 
Dynasts 

And  Pippa  dances 
Before  dawn 
Coming  of  peace 
Elga 

Fuhrmann  Henschel 
Hannele 
Lonely  lives 
Sunken  bell 
Weavers 

9 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Hebbel,  Frederick 
Hervieu,  Paul 
Heyse,  Paul 
Hewlett,  Maurice  H. 


Hobbes,  John  Oliver 


Hoffmaristhal,  Hugo  von 
Hooker,  Brian 
Hope,  Anthony 
Hovey,  Richard 


Howard,  Bronson 
Hyde,  Douglas 


Ibsen,  Henrik 


Agnes  Bernaur 
In  chains 
Mary  of  Magdala 
Agonists 

Minos,  King  of  Crete;  Ariadne 
Naxos;  Death  of  Hippolytus 
Ambassador 
Osbern  and  Ursyne 
Wisdom  of  the  wise 
Electra 
Mona 

Adventures  of  the  Lady  Ursula 

Birth  of  Galahad 

Launcelot  and  Guenevere 

Marriage  of  Guenevere 

Quest  of  Merlin 

Taliesin 

Kate 


Marriage 

Twistin 
Works : 

g of  the  rope 

v.  1. 

Feast  of  Solhaug 
Lady  Inger  of  Ostrat 
Love’s  comedy 

v.  2. 

Vikings  of  Helgeland 
Pretenders 

v.  3. 

Brand 

v.  4. 

Peer  Gynt 

v.  5. 

Emperor  and  Galilean 

v.  6. 

League  of  youth 
Pillars  of  society 

v.  7. 

Doll’s  house 
Ghosts 

v.  8. 

Enemy  of  the  people 
Wild  duck 

v.  9. 

Rosmersholm 
Lady  from  the  sea 

v.  10, 

Hedda  Gabler 
Master  builder 

v.  11. 

Little  Eyolf 

John  Gabriel  Borkman 

When  we  dead  awaken 

10 


Collection  of  Plays. 


James,  Henry  Theatricals  1st  series: 

Disengaged 
Tenants 
2nd  series: 

Album 

Reprobate 

Johnston,  Mary  Goddess  of  reason 


Jones,  Henry  Arthur 


Jordan,  Elizabeth 
Kennedy,  Charles  Rann 

Le  Gallienne,  Richard 
Litchfield,  Grace  D. 
Lodge,  George  Cabot 
London,  Jack 

Mackaye,  Percy 


Carnac  Sahib 

Case  of  rebellious  Susan 

Crusaders 

Hypocrites 

Joseph  entangled 

Juda 

Liars 

Manoeuvers  of  Jane 

Masqueraders 

Michael  and  his  lost  angel 

Mrs.  Dane’s  defence 

Physician 

Rogue’s  comedy 

Saints  and  sinners 

Tempter 

Triumph  of  the  Philistines 
Whitewashing  of  Julia 
The  lady  from  Oklahoma 

Piercing  sword. 

Servant  in  the  house 
Terrible  meek 
Winter  feast 
Orestes 
Nun  of  Kent 
Cain 

Scorn  of  women 
Theft 

Anti-matrimony 
Canterbury  pilgrims 
Fenris  the  wolf 
Garland  to  Sylvia 
Jeanne  D’Arc 
Mater 

Sappho  and  Phaon 
Scarecrow 
Tomorrow 
Yankee  fantasies 


II 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Mackaye,  Mrs.  Steele 
Maeterlinck,  Maurice 

Pride  and  prejudice 
Aglavaine  and  Selysette 
Alladine  and  Palomides;  Home 
Ariane  and  Barbe  Bleue 
The  blind;  The  seven  princesses 
Blue  bird 

Death  of  Tintagiles 
Intruder 
Joyzelle 
Monna  Vanna 
Mary  Magdalene 
Pelleas  and  Melisande 
Princess  Maleine 
Sister  Beatrice 

Marshall,  Capt.  Robt. 
Masefield,  John 

His  excellency  the  Governor 
Campden  wonder;  Mrs.  Harrison 
Pompey  the  Great 
Tragedy  of  Nan 

Maugham,  W.  Somerset 
Merington,  Marguerite 

Jack  Straw 
Captain  Letterblair 
Cranford 
Picture  plays 

Middleton,  George  Embers 

Moody,  William  VaughanFaith  healer 
Fire  brigade 


Musset,  Alfred  de 

Great  divide 
Masque  of  judgment 
Comedies:  Barberine,  Fantasio;  No 

trifling  with  love;  A door  must 
be  open  or  shut 

Nirdlinger,  Charles  F. 
Noyes,  Alfred 
Ostrovsky,  Alexander 
Parker,  Louis  N. 

The  world  and  his  wife 

Sherwood 

Storm 

Disraeli 

Drake 

Peabody,  Josephine  P. 

Fortune  and  men’s  eyes 

Marlowe 

The  Piper 

Phillips,  Stephen 

Herod 

Nero 

Paola  and  Francesca 
Pietro  and  Siena 
Sin  of  David 
Ulysses 

12 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Pinero,  Sir  Arthur 


Rice,  Cale  Young 
Rostand,  Edmond 


Schnitzler,  Arthur 

Schutze,  Martin 
Shaw,  G.  Bernard 


W.  Benefit  of  the  doubt. 

Gay  Lord  Quex 
His  house  in  order 
Mid  channel 

Princess  and  the  butterfly 
Rocket 

Schoolmistress 
Second  Mrs.  Tanqueray 
Sweet  Lavender 
Trelawney  of  the  ‘’Wells” 

Charles  di  Tocca 
David 

Night  in  Avignon 
Chantecler 
Cyrano  de  Bergerac 
L’Aiglon 

La  Princesse  Lointaine 
Romancers  (same  as  Fantasticks) 
Anatol 

Lady  with  the  dagger 
Living  hours 
Judith 

Arms  and  the  man 
Caesar  and  Cleopatra 
Candida 

Capta’n  Brassbound’s  conversion 
Devil’s  disciple 

Doctor’s  dilemma;  Getting  married; 

Shewing  up  of  Blanco  Posnet 
John  Bull’s  other  island;  Major  Bar- 
bara; How  he  lied  to  her  hus- 
band 

Man  and  superman 

Man  of  destiny 

Mrs.  Warren’s  profession 

The  Philanderer 

Plays,  pleasant  and  unpleasant 

Three  plays  for  Puritans 

Widowers’  houses 

You  never  can  tell 

The  nigger 

13 


Sheldon,  Edward 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Stevenson,  Robert  L.,  and  Henley,  William  E. 

Macaire 


Strindberg,  August 

Three  plays: 
Deacon  Brodie 
Beau  Austin 
Admiral  Guinea 
Creditors 
Easter 
The  Father 
Lucky  Pehr 
Miss  Julia 
Mother  love 
The  stronger 
Swanwhite 

Sudermann,  Hermann 

There  are  crimes  and  crimes 

(Others  to  follow  as  translated) 
Fires  of  St.  John 
John  the  Baptist 
Joy  of  living 
Magda 

Morituri;  Teja;  Fritzchen;  Eternal 
masculine 

Sutro,  Alfred 
Synge,  J.  M. 

Roses;  Streaks  of  light;  Margot;  Last 
visit;  Far  away  princess 
Walls  of  Jericho 
Deirdre  of  the  sorrows 
In  the  shadow  of  the  glen 
Playboy  of  the  western  world 
Riders  to  the  sea 
Tinker’s  wedding 
Well  of  the  saints 

Tarkington,  Booth,  and  Wilson,  Harry  L. 


Tassin,  Algernon 
Tennyson,  Alfred 

Man  from  home 

Rust 

Becket 

The  cup;  The  Falcon 
The  foresters 
Harold 

Thomas,  Augustus 

Queen  Mary 

Alabama 

Arizona 

As  a man  thinks 

14 


Collection  of  Plays. 


Tolstoi,  Count  Lyof  N.  Fruits  of  enlightenment 


Torrence,  Ridgely 

Power  of  darkness 
Abelard  and  Heloise 
Eldorado 

Van  Dyke,  Henry 
Verhaeren,  Emile 
Villiers  de  l’lsle  Adam 
Ward,  Mrs.  E.  S.  P. 
Wendell,  Barrett 

House  of  Rimmon 
Dawn 

The  revolt  and  the  escape 
Within  the  gates 
Christmas  masque 
Raleigh  in  Guinea 

Rosamond 

Wiegand,  J.,  and  Scharrelmann,  Wilhelm 

Wages  of  war 


Wilde,  Oscar 

Duchess  of  Padua 
Florentine  tragedy 
Importance  of  being  earnest 
Lady  Windermere’s  fan 
Salome 

Vera,  or  The  nihilists 
Woman  of  no  importance 

Wiley,  Sara  King 

Alcestis 

Coming  of  Philibert 

Wilkinson,  Florence 
Woods,  Margaret  L. 
Yeats,  William  B. 

David  of  Bethlehem;  Mary  Magdalen 

Princess  of  Hanover 

Green  Helmet 

Plays — Countess  Cathleen;  Land  of 
heart’s  desire;  Shadowy  waters; 
On  Baile’s  strand;  King’s  thres- 
hold; Deirdre 

Plays  for  an  Irish  theatre — Hour 
glass;  Cathleen  ni  Houlihan;  Pot 
of  broth 

Unicorn  from  the  stars 

Zamacois,  Miguel 
Zangwill,  Israel 

Jesters 
Melting  pot 

The  Library  also  has  the  works  in  vernacular  of  the  fol- 
lowing authors:  Brieux,  D’Annunzio,  Hauptmann,  Maeterlinck, 
Rostand,  Sudermann. 


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Lives  of  some  Noted  Actors 


Adams,  Maude 
Anderson,  Mary 
Bernhardt,  Sarah 
Booth,  Edwin 

Drew,  John 
Fiske,  Minnie  M. 
Hare,  John 
Irving,  Sir  Henry 


Jefferson,  Joseph 


Mansfield,  Richard 

Marlowe,  Julia 
Modjeska,  Helena 

Morris,  Clara 
Sothern,  E.  H. 
Terry,  Ellen 


Maude  Adams,  by  Davis  927.3  A2D 
Stage  life,  by  Winter  927.3  A6 

Memories  of  my  life  927.3  B45 

Recollections  by  his  daughter 

927.3  B59G 

John  Drew,  by  Dithmar  927.3  D749D 
Biography,  by  Griffith 
John  Hare,  by  Pemberton  927.3  H22P 
Henry  Irving,  by  Fitz- 
gerald 927.3  l8Fa 

Henry  Irving,  by  Menpes  927.3  I8M1 
Autobiography  927.3  J29 

Joseph  Jefferson,  by  Francis  Wilson 
927.3  J29W1 

Life  and  art  of  Joseph  Jefferson,  by 
Winter  927.3  J29W 

Life  and  art  of  Richard 

Mansfield,  by  Winter  927.3  M32W1 
Julia  Marlowe,  by  Barry  927.3  M335a 
Memories  and  impressions 
of  Helena  Modjeska  927.3  M62m 
Life  on  the  stage  927.3  M83 

Memoir,  by  Pemberton  927.3  S6P 

Story  of  my  life  927.3  T29 


Dramatic  Magazines 

Billboard 

Drama 

Dramatic  Mirror 
Theatre 


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